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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip". In this sense, we use it to highlightHOLAmembers or Friends of HOLA who are getting acting, performance or similarly artistic gigs and/or recognition in the media. The names of HOLA members and Friends of HOLA are listed below in boldface. To see what other HOLA members are doing currently, click here.

Tony Rodríguez, shown at right, in character, in the photo at right, was profiled in the Farándula Show TV blog, where his work as an actor and producer of the Argentine-U.S. feature film Almas de furia (co-directed by Pablo Yotich and Lucio Fernández, the latter of who also co-stars) was highlighted. Also highlighted in the blog is Rodríguez's co-star Mônica Steuer (shown at left, in character, in the photo at right). To read the blog, which is in Spanish, click here.Gerardo Gudiño, shown at left, was featured in the Puerto Rican daily newspaper El Nuevo Día, where his co-starring role in the Rafael Albarrán play Checkmate, was mentioned. The play was presented in May by Oomph!, and directed by Gama Valle as part of the FUERZAfest - Latino LGBTQ Fest at the Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center in Manhattan's El Barrio neighborhood. To read the article, which is in Spanish, click here.

A.B. Lugo is starring in the feature film The Last Scene. Adapted by Félix Hiciano from the Richard Thomas Henle play of the same name, the film will be directed by Henle, and start principal photography in June. For more information, click here.Caridad de la Luz (also known by her nom de poésie et de musiqueLa Bruja) and Jane Gabriels are special guests on the new single from Nejma Shea (also known as Queen Nejma Nefertiti) titled "Heavy! (If Anyone's Interested)", off of Shea's extended play collection Rise to the Occasion. To listen to an excerpt of the song (caution: some strong language), which was co-produced by de la Luz, click on the image below.

If you are an HOLA member or a Friend of HOLA and want to submit a bochinche item, send us an e-mail. If you live in the New York metropolitan area and want to be an HOLA member, why not join? If you live outside the New York metropolitan area and want to be an HOLA member, you can find out more information on how to do so, by clicking here. If you are not a Friend of HOLA, why not become one?